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Medical nitrogen Medical nitrogen has various medical uses, especially in liquid form when it provides temperatures as low as -196° C.

Applications of medical nitrogen in the healthcare environment may include the following:

  • In cryopreservation for the long-term preservation of blood, blood components, other cells, body fluids or tissue samples.

  • In cryosurgery for minor surgical procedures in dermatology.

  • As a component in many gas mixtures.

  • As a displacement medium for sterile equipment, a non-oxidising displacement medium in pharmaceutical vials and as a propellant in pressurised aerosol dispensers.

  • As a source of pneumatic pressure to power gas-operated medical devices.

  • As a coolant for carbon dioxide surgical lasers.

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